Highlights of Great Andalusia Tours

Andalusia is a great Spanish Autonomous Community that is vast with many splendid sights for all its visitors. Below are some recommended Andalusia tours which are affordable and value for money deals. Many of the tours are guided with English tour guides or translations.

Guided Tours

The Barrio de Triana guided tour is one of the delightful Andalusia tours in which one will enjoy the typical offerings of Seville where regional craft, taverns and sumptuous food serving restaurants are found. The Santa Cruz quarter tour showcases the historical side of Seville with its monumental splendor of cathedrals, churches and mosques.

The famous bell tower Giralda located at the Alcazar palace proves to be a highlight of any great Andalusia tours. Many visitors also like the ancient Jewish quarters that bear narrow and winding streets that cause an exciting trail of discoveries on bars, taverns, restaurants and shops.

Highlight tours

Many visitors will not leave Andalusia without a taste of the Flamenco Show which includes a sumptuous gourmet. Many great Flamenco stars perform with a full house ensemble to delight visitors to Andalusia.

One can enjoy the gourmet meal before or during one and half hour show. A typical sumptuous Andalusia menu serves 2 courses with dessert, wine and coffee or tea.

Another highlight at Andalusia is a river cruise on the Guadalquivir River. It is one of the most breathtaking tours on the river with one hour of panoramic views and breeze. The cruise runs through the Seville attractions like the city’s bullring, Triana ancient Jewish quarters, Expo 92 buildings and the 1929 Ibero-American exposition.

The cruise also passes by Plaza de España towers, historical bridges in Seville as well as modern landscapes along the way. Tours are in English and Spanish for the listening pleasure of tourists.

Alhambra Highlight

One of Andalusia’s main highlights is the Alhambra which is an exquisite Moorish palace with many buildings inside its compound. It has many types of offerings within which would take a whole day to view and appreciate its entities at leisure.

Gastronomy

Another delight of visitors to Andalusia is to enjoy the taste of tapas everywhere. There are many traditional taverns and pubs which offer the delightful tapas which come out well when topped with beer.

These quaint outlets also serve fresh seafood of snails and fried fish which really go well with the cold beer or a glass of wine.

Gypsies

Another interesting highlight of Andalusia is the presence of gypsies today who carry on the flamenco tradition. With them, there is always music, dancing, singing and revelry. Gypsies tend to inhabit the caves in Sacromonte Mountain filling the air with their joyous celebrations.